It’s been a bit since we checked in on volatility in the market. In a nutshell, apart from the couple of day selloff in big tech names we saw last week, there hasn’t been much. …
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Two weeks ago we took a look at Nike (NKE), set to report earnings June 29th. We also detailed for a way to position for upside into the event with a low cost defined risk call …
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Shocker, Brazil’s President is embroiled in a corruption scandal. You’ll recall that the revelation of recordings implicating the President in misdeeds caused the Brazilian stock market to implode 10% on May 18th from very near …
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Under Armour stock was one of the hottest in the retail sector from 2012 to 2015, gaining nearly 400%. Since then it’s been a rough ride for the Baltimore company as its fortunes have fallen …
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On Friday June 2nd, prior to Apple’s (AAPL) World Wide Developer’s Conference (WWDC, Monday, June 5th in San Jose) we detailed a protective collar long holders of the stock (Apple – Turnover Protection). I laid …
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This week Congress passed legislation to roll back post-financial crisis legislation. Next week the Fed will raise short term 25 basis points. Bank stocks after massively underperforming the broad market since March 1st bounced 3%, registering its …
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Shares of Nvidia (NVDA) did something this morning that it has done on most trading days over the last month, made a new all time high. But this morning’s gap was the largest at about …
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Utility stocks, measured by the etf XLU that tracks the sector are the 4th best performing group in the S&P 500 (SPX) year to date: One reason for this might be the year to date …
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We’ve fielded a few questions lately on SNAP stock. One, in particular, yesterday was looking to position for downside looking out to August but was a little shocked at the price of puts. We wanted …
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I just got done writing about Tesla’s (TSLA) eye-popping 65% year to date gains, and its 100% gains from its post-election 52-week lows made in mid-November (read here). As investors and pundits debate whether TSLA is …
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